Tank-gage.



G. G. DUE'LOTH. TANK GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED gov. 2, 1911 1,106,552, Patented Aug.11,1914.

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Go'rTLIEB G'. DUFL'OTH; or TOLS'IOY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

Specification of letters Patent.

' TANK-GAGE.

T 0 all "whom it may concern Be it known that I, GO'I'ILTEB G. DUrLo'n-I, a citizen of the United States. residing at Tolstoy, in the county of Potter and Stateof South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tank-Gages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in gages especially adapted for use in connection with motor vehicles for readily ascertaining the amount of gasolene in the tank.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a gage for the purpose specified which can be readily attached to or removed from the dash-board of a vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to prodescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being undei'sto'od that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction Within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a motor vehicle equipped with a gage constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the gage. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section thcrethrough. Fig. 4 is a top plan view.

Like reference nui'nerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing,

Referring to the drawing. 5 designates a motor vehicle including the usual dashboard. Supported by the body is the usual gasolcue upply tank 7 having a spigot- 8.

My invention comprises a gage ly means of which the amount of gasolene within the tank 7 may be readily observed. This gage consists of an opeirended glass tube 51 and upper and lower caps 10-11 respectively connected to the ends thereof. The upper cap 10 is formed from a single casting which is formed at its lower end with a recess 12 for snugly receiving the upper end of the tube. The exterior face of the lower end of the cap is threaded, as indicated by the numeral 13 for engagement with a nut 14 having at its base an inwardly extending flange '15 by 'means of which a gasket 16 may be compressed laterally against the tube, and thereby create an air-tight connection. The body of the cap is formed with a central opening 10 which communicates with the recess IQ'and the atmosphere. The lower-cap is also formed from a solid casting, and this casting is formed with a bore 17 and counterbore .718, which forms a resultant shoulder 19 upon which the lower edge of the tube is seated. The outer face of the upper portion of the-cap is threaded, as indicated by the numeral 20, for engagement with a nut 21 having at its top an inwardly extending flange 22 by'mcans of which a gasket 23 may be readily compressed laterally against the tube to create an airtight connection. A spigot 24 extends laterally from the cap 11 and a port 25 communicates with the spigot and bore 17.

Integral with each cap is a plurality of laterally extending arms '26, each arm being formed with an opening 27. Disposed within the openings 27 of each pair of arms is a rod 28. one end being formed with a head 29 and the other end having a nut 30 associated therewith. These rods not only act as guards to prevent the tube from becoming accidentally broken. but also consti tute means for securing the caps to the tube. These rods are each furtherprovided with a scale, which indicated by the numeral 31, by means of which the amount of gasw lene within the tank can be definitely ascer tained.

In order to attach the gage to the dash board (3, each cap is provided with a pair of laterally extending arms 37 31 each pair being disposed between a pair of rods 21 and projecting forwardly beyond the same. Each pair of these arms is adapted to straddle one edge of the dash-board. and is secured thereto by rivets or other suitable fastening mcans.

A pipe 33 is connected at one end to the spigot 8 of the tank 7 and at its other end to the spigot 24 of the lower cap 11. thereby Patented Aug. 11 1914. y Application filedNovember 2, 1911. Serial No. 658,180.

permitting the gasolene to pass from the tank to the gage.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a glass tube, of caps for the upper and lower ends thereof, the upper cap having a longitudinal opening communicating With the tube and with the atmosphere, the lower cap having a bore therein and a counter bore communicating with the bore, said cap also having a ort leading to the ceunterbore, a pipe attac ing member communicating with the port of the cap, laterally extending spaced arms projecting from the caps, rods extending between the arms and parallel to the tube, 15

edge of a vehicle dash-board to attach the 20 gage thereto.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

GOTTLIEB G. 'DUFLOTH.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM GUNDERT, P. S. DUFLOTH. 

